Remember to join us Fridays at 3 pm (MHQ Time) for the live videocast where you can interact with us, ask questions and see us stumble over our words! To learn more follow us on Google + and if you missed last week’s videocast click HERE.

We’ve also created a NEW WEBPAGE strictly for the Videocast. Here you can watch the past and present podcasts anytime and it also allows downloads to iTunes! If you’d like to subscribe to the Munzee Podcast on iTunes go to File > Subscribe to Podcast > enter http://www.munzeepodcast.com/feed/podcast/.If you want to interact live with the Videocasts and ask questions, you will still need to join us on our Google+ page.

UPDATE: Social Munzees may use any image as long as they are not printed out and deployed in public places. Online forums are acceptable places to share socials with personalized (and perhaps copyrighted) images.

The Munzee Player Code of Conduct has been updated to include an additional restriction. When printing and deploying your own munzees it is prohibited to include unauthorized trademarked or copyrighted images/designs/logos/information on Munzee skins.This action is taken to protect players and Munzee as a whole. The restriction will not impact the vast majority of players and will be easy to avoid moving forward from this point.

Players who have deployed Munzees past, present and future with images prohibited by this new restriction will have until May 15th to replace, undeploy, or archive any Munzee in violation. Trademark and Copyright infringement is a crime and we do not want anyone to break the law when playing Munzee. For more information on this restriction and the general Player Code of Conduct please visit the following link.

Remember to join us Fridays at 3 pm (MHQ Time) for the live videocast where you can interact with us, ask questions and see us stumble over our words! To learn more follow us on Google + and if you missed last week’s videocast click HERE.

We’ve also created a NEW WEBPAGE strictly for the Videocast. Here you can watch the past and present podcasts anytime and it also allows downloads to iTunes! If you’d like to subscribe to the Munzee Podcast on iTunes go to File > Subscribe to Podcast > enter http://www.munzeepodcast.com/feed/podcast/.If you want to interact live with the Videocasts and ask questions, you will still need to join us on our Google+ page.

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Players of the Week are Craig and Sue Williams (crawil and kj6soz, respectively), and they Munzee like mad.

Who are you?CW: My name is Craig Williams, and I go by the handle “crawil”. It’s not very creative, but when I started playing the other geo game back in 2006, I needed a geonick, and since I didn’t have a “standard” nickname, I used an older computer network login – crawil. CRAig WILliams. Simple, but it works.

SW: kj6soz, Sue Williams

Where in the world do you live?CW: I live in Fullerton, California, near both Munzee Madness HQ and Yorba Regional Park (home of the Munzee Madness event every March). I also lived in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Tennessee, Ohio, and Finland.

SW: I live in Southern California, about eight miles from Disneyland. I can hear the nightly fireworks from my house.

How long have you played Munzee?CW: Since December 29, 2011.

SW: Just over 3 years

How did you find Munzee?CW: Back when Munzee first started, my good friend and occasional caching partner, Elliot (1849), asked me my opinion of a new geolocation game that didn’t involve containers. I thought it sounded really stupid, and I blew him off. (If I had listened to and signed up then, I would have the Early Bird badge!) Sometime later, I was grabbing a few quick caches while my wife Sue (kj6soz) was doing a bit of shopping, and I met aaalady and bonkriss13 at a cache. They mentioned that there was a Munzee in the container, and it finally piqued my interest. I downloaded the app and have had fun ever since!

SW: My husband, crawil, had been playing for a month and asked me to joint he game. We had been caching under just his account for about five years, and we figured that we should start this new hobby with separate accounts.

What do you enjoy most about Munzee?CW: Playing the game first with my wife and second with the Munzee Madness Clan

SW: Munzeeing with friends. I enjoy getting a group of Munzeers together and go on a deploy run. I also like working as a team in my Clan to obtain our goals. I think my husband and I wou ld have stopped Munzeeing if it wasn’t for the Clan Wars. It keeps us going out and capping. The other think I enjoy about Munzee is that it gets me and my husband out walking. California is a wonderful place to Munzee all year round!

What is on your wish list?CW: I would like to see more emphasis put on the lowly greenie through more double or triple point weekends.

SW: I would love to travel to the other areas in the world that have lots of Munzees.

Tell us about yourself!CW: I have been married to Sue (kj6soz) for over 20 years and have three children: Logan, Emily, and Spencer (ilikecorndogs). I have been with the same employer (Chapman University) for 17 years and counting. I also speak enough Finnish to really get myself into trouble.

SW: I am a stay-at-home mother of three and this takes most of my time.

Other hobbies include:CW: I have been involved with the Boy Scouts of America at the District and Council level for many years, including in positions such as Unit Commissioner and Wood Badge Troop Guide. Sue, Spencer, and I all earned out Technician-level ham radio licenses a few years ago. I am active in my church and have volunteered in many different areas. I enjoy reading, especially WWII history. I like playing with technology and helping others get the most out of their tech.

SW: I lead the children’s organization at church, which also helps me deal with some of my current and past child-like fellow Munzee Madness Clan members! I do a little bit of a lot of things, but other than Munzee, not a lot of any one thing.

Remember to join us Fridays at 3 pm (MHQ Time) for the live videocast where you can interact with us, ask questions and see us stumble over our words! To learn more follow us on Google + and if you missed last week’s videocast click HERE.

We’ve also created a NEW WEBPAGE strictly for the Videocast. Here you can watch the past and present podcasts anytime and it also allows downloads to iTunes! If you’d like to subscribe to the Munzee Podcast on iTunes go to File > Subscribe to Podcast > enter http://www.munzeepodcast.com/feed/podcast/.If you want to interact live with the Videocasts and ask questions, you will still need to join us on our Google+ page.

Remember to join us Fridays at 3 pm (MHQ Time) for the live videocast where you can interact with us, ask questions and see us stumble over our words! To learn more follow us on Google + and if you missed last week’s videocast click HERE.

We’ve also created a NEW WEBPAGE strictly for the Videocast. Here you can watch the past and present podcasts anytime and it also allows downloads to iTunes! If you’d like to subscribe to the Munzee Podcast on iTunes go to File > Subscribe to Podcast > enter http://www.munzeepodcast.com/feed/podcast/.If you want to interact live with the Videocasts and ask questions, you will still need to join us on our Google+ page.

With almost 3 million deployments and 45 million captures around the world, we have been asked many times over the years about giving developers access to that data to create their own apps using the Munzee API in different ways. Until now we haven’t had infrastructure in place to support it, but after working the past few weeks we’re proud to announce that we’ve made it a reality. We have created a streamlined, fairly easy to use method for developers to access our data to create applications from the Munzee platform.

Munzee is a small team and we can’t build everything we want, so it’s time to incorporate you, the developer. We think this is a great opportunity to help grow our game and give our talented players the chance to make something great. Below you’ll find the links to get started and if you have any questions, suggestions, comments – please email api@munzee.com.

As Munzee has grown over the years, the game has evolved in so many more ways than any of the co-founders could have imagined. We’ve certainly had our fair share of growing pains, but in its essence Munzee has tried to stick to its core goal of getting people out into the world. No one knows this better than those players who have been with us since the beginning. This week’s Player of the Week is Tim Hunniecutt, and a family experience led to a Munzee obsession.

Who are you?My name is Tim Hunniecutt, and my Munzee name is DT07751.

Where in the world do you live?I live in Lithia, Florida which is outside of Tampa on the Florida Suncoast.

How long have you played Munzee?I started playing with a family account in July 2012 and created my own personal account on January 1, 2013.

How did you find Munzee?I was on vacation with my wife and our youngest son in the Midwest, and we were walking around the lake shore at Duluth when my wife saw of of the green Munzee stickers. She scanned it and saw it was a game and decided it might be fun for our son to play this as we traveled around. We did not do much at first with it as there were few Munzees to capture. As a New Year’s resolution to get more exercise, we decided Munzee was a fun was to do that, and that was when I created my own account. I still did not really catch the “bug” until I started chasing the Oktoberfest specials in fall of 2013. I have been hooked ever since.

What do you enjoy most about Munzee?I love many things about Munzee, but the top five would be:

It is an outdoor activity I can do with my family. I can always be found out Munzeeing with my lovely wife, Marie (Hunniees), and our son, Evan (Rekars).

I am an avid traveler, and Munzee always takes me to new places and shows me new locations I would have never discovered on my own. Due to Munzee, we stopped by Cologne on a European vacation and found ourselves exploring many parts of the city tourists normally never enter. It was a beautiful and eye opening experience.

The complex parts of the game that involve cooperation with other players, competing with them, and devising a strategy to accomplish your goals.

Meeting so many other players – I have made a lot of new friends all over the world.

Points! Points! Points!

What is on your wish list?I am a big fan of the badges and would love to see more added. I especially like the badges linked to game play like those earned by placing or capturing hotels. New badges I would like to see include those for Fitbit steps linked to Munzee activity, badges for Rover owners as their Rovers attain certain levels, and badges for capturing greenies (500, 2500, 5000, 10000) as a way to encourage the walking parts of the game.

Tell us about yourself!I am retired after working many years in software development. I played many roles in my career from programmer, tester, systems management, implementation, to architecture. Most of my career was at Verizon, and I spent the last ten years there as a Director at Verizon of Engineering systems development. One of those systems actually had to do with scanning bar codes on equipment for managing inventory. We even built a phone app to do the scanning!

Other hobbies include:I am an active guy and enjoy working out, running, biking, hiking, anything that gets me moving. I have to keep moving because my other hobbies involve eating and drinking. I also love to travel and always enjoy exploring new places.

Our helpful intern Matt McCann has put together a quick video to help you understand how our new Munzee companion app Zee works. The following video goes through the app, shows you how to change dates and convert both physical and virtual munzees.

TRANSCRIPT:

Hey guys, This is Matt and I’ll be walking you through how to use the new Zee companion app. This app is great for following your day to day progress and will take your Munzee experience to the next level. So let’s get started.

SIGN IN, POINT COUNTER and MHQ CLOCK:
After downloading the app just sign in with your Munzee account info. Once you sign in you’ll be brought to the real time daily point counter. This will show you how many points you have for the days, how many caps, deploys and cap ons you have and let you know how much time is left in the official MHQ day. This is based on MHQ time so no matter where in the world you are you’ll know how much time is left in the day.

If you want to look back on a past day in the week just click in the top right corner to the hamburger menu. Here you will see your profile image, current level and overall points. By clicking on any day you can look back on your progress.

CONVERTING PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL MUNZEES:Next up we’ll look at converting a munzee. Just go back to that hamburger menu and scroll to the bottom where it says “CONVERT.” Just click here to start the process. Here you’ll be able to convert your deployed Munzees into any of the special credits you may have. This list is in order of most recent deployed, but you can also search by Munzee name as well. So I’m going to convert a Greenie I deployed recently into a diamond. Just click on the Munzee you want, click which credit you would like to convert and confirm and you’re good to go.

Next we’ll convert a virtual into a color. This is very similar to converting a physical. Just click which one you want to convert, pick the credit- in this case I’m picking a red color conversion. Click, confirm and you’re good to go.

So that’s it, it’s pretty easy. I just click this menu to go back. As you can see this is also where you would leave feedback or log out.